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A research team from the California Polytechnic State University has determined the positive effects of reducing the exposure of endocrine disruptor chemicals like Bisphenol A (BPA).
Bisphenol A compound in plastic containers are associated with negative health effects like weight gain. Endocrine disruptor chemicals are harmful chemicals from cosmetics, metals, food additives which are capable of causing cancer, birth defects and other neurodevelopmental disorders.
The study was published ...]]>http://www.medindia.net/news/impact-of-reduced-exposure-of-endocrine-disruptor-chemicals-in-womens-health-164938-1.htmhttp://www.medindia.net/news/men-can-now-grow-full-beards-to-attract-women-163427-1.htm
Women find men who wear full beards more suitable for long-term relationships, suggests new research.
Women tend to find beardedness attractive when judging long-term relationships, perhaps as a signal of formidability among males and the potential to provide direct benefits, such as enhanced fertility and survival, to females, the study said.
For the study published online in theiJournal of Evolutionary Biology/i,female volunteers judged stubble as the most attractivefacial hairstyleand ...]]>http://www.medindia.net/news/men-can-now-grow-full-beards-to-attract-women-163427-1.htmhttp://www.medindia.net/news/dogs-can-sniff-out-low-blood-sugar-in-patients-with-type-1-diabetes-161228-1.htm
Canines, touted as man's best friend, can now also be trained to sniff out conditions of low blood sugar in patients with Type-1 diabetes, finds an interesting study. Hypoglycaemia -low blood sugar- can cause problems such as shakiness, disorientation and fatigue and comes with little warning.
If the patient does not receive a sugar boost in time, it can cause seizures and lead to unconsciousness. The findings showed that the scent of chemical isoprene found in human breath could act as a warning ...]]>http://www.medindia.net/news/dogs-can-sniff-out-low-blood-sugar-in-patients-with-type-1-diabetes-161228-1.htmhttp://www.medindia.net/news/factors-affecting-non-compliance-of-endocrine-therapy-in-women-with-breast-cancer-157865-1.htm
Endocrine therapy has been proven to reduce recurrence and improve survival in women with hormone receptor-positive (HR+) breast cancer. However, a new study from Harvard Medical School of young women with HR+ breast cancer revealed that more than half did not believe endocrine therapy was essential.
Young women with HR+ breast cancer are at increased risk for recurrence and decreased survival, yet they are also more likely to fail to adhere to endocrine treatment as prescribed, reported in ...]]>http://www.medindia.net/news/factors-affecting-non-compliance-of-endocrine-therapy-in-women-with-breast-cancer-157865-1.htmhttp://www.medindia.net/news/sniff-or-gasp-to-ward-off-recurrent-syncope-fainting-154665-1.htm
Sniffing and gasping can prevent you from fainting, claims new study. Researcher Bavolarova said that recurrent syncope (fainting) has serious effects on quality of life. Patients are often injured when they fall, which reduces their mobility and ability to look after themselves. Depression is common in these patients.
The current study focused on the most common type of fainting, called vasovagal syncope, which can be caused by prolonged standing or standing up quickly. It leads to drops in ...]]>http://www.medindia.net/news/sniff-or-gasp-to-ward-off-recurrent-syncope-fainting-154665-1.htmhttp://www.medindia.net/news/an-electronic-nose-to-sniff-volatile-organic-compounds-hazardous-gas-emissions-150903-1.htm
At the Nagpur-based National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) and the Kolkata-based Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), scientists have jointly developed an electronic device named 'e-Nose' to sniff volatile organic compounds and gaseous emissions from industries and environmental monitoring at other sensitive locations.
The system with an array of sensors and an intelligent software, identifies and warns about the presence of odorous molecules on the mill premises....]]>http://www.medindia.net/news/an-electronic-nose-to-sniff-volatile-organic-compounds-hazardous-gas-emissions-150903-1.htmhttp://www.medindia.net/news/simple-sniff-test-could-help-diagnose-autism-spectrum-disorder-in-children-150715-1.htm
A simple sniff test can help diagnose autism in children, says a new research. Most people take a big sniff when something is pleasant and limit their breathing when they encounter a foul smell.Researchers found that children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) don't make this natural adjustment no matter how pleasant or awful the scent.Professor Noam Sobel, of the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel, said, "The difference in sniffing pattern between the typically developing children and children with autism was simply overwhelming....]]>http://www.medindia.net/news/simple-sniff-test-could-help-diagnose-autism-spectrum-disorder-in-children-150715-1.htmhttp://www.medindia.net/news/wonder-material-graphene-can-help-solve-indias-food-safety-woes-148023-1.htm
Could wonder material graphene help solve India's food safety woes linked to storage and transportation? Scientists may have inched closer to an answer.
Graphene, the thinnest substance on earth and 200 times stronger than steel, is the new buzzword in the global electronics industry and scientists at the Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST) have applied its unique properties to sniff out a deadly cancer-causing food toxin with high sensitivity, just like finding a needle in a haystack....]]>http://www.medindia.net/news/wonder-material-graphene-can-help-solve-indias-food-safety-woes-148023-1.htmhttp://www.medindia.net/news/trained-giant-rats-sniff-out-tuberculosis-from-sputum-samples-in-mozambique-147712-1.htm
Tuberculosis is an infectious bacterial disease. Although it is a treatable disease, in underdeveloped countries like Mozambique it can be deadly if left untreated. The diagnosis of tuberculosis is confirmed with laboratory tests which normally takes a lab technician four days. Researchers have now trained nine giant rats, who can sniff out tuberculosis-causing bacteria from rows of sputum samples. These rats have an impeccable sense of smell and can test close to a hundred samples within 30 minutes....]]>http://www.medindia.net/news/trained-giant-rats-sniff-out-tuberculosis-from-sputum-samples-in-mozambique-147712-1.htmhttp://www.medindia.net/news/endocrine-hormone-disrupting-chemicals-may-cost-eu-157-billion-euros-every-year-147195-1.htm
A new study published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism has revealed that human exposure to hormone disrupting chemicals could cost the European Union some 157 billion euros a year in health care and lost productivity. The study has linked endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) to IQ loss, autism, attention hyperactivity disorder, obesity, testicular cancer and male infertility.
EDCs are present in food products, textiles, hygiene products, toys, cosmetics and plastic bottles....]]>http://www.medindia.net/news/endocrine-hormone-disrupting-chemicals-may-cost-eu-157-billion-euros-every-year-147195-1.htmhttp://www.medindia.net/news/people-use-handshakes-to-sniff-each-other-out-study-147095-1.htm
Your handshake conveys subliminal social cues, but new research reveals it also transmits chemical signals that could explain why the greeting evolved in the first place.
In the study, published in the journal eLife, scientists from Israel's Weizmann Institute of Science found that people use the touch of a handshake to sample and sniff signalling molecules.
During the experiment, around 280 people were greeted either with or without a handshake. They were filmed using hidden cameras and ...]]>http://www.medindia.net/news/people-use-handshakes-to-sniff-each-other-out-study-147095-1.htmhttp://www.medindia.net/news/changing-pheromone-signals-of-young-bee-influences-adult-bee-foraging-143893-1.htm
Honey bee larvae communicate their needs by emitting chemical signals called pheromones that influence the behavior of their caregivers.
As larvae age, the diet they're fed changes. So too do the pheromone signals they emit. In a paper published in the advanced online edition of the journal iAnimal Behaviour/i, ASU alumna Kirsten Traynor, a research associate with the University of Maryland, Robert E. Page Jr., ASU university provost and professor in the School of Life Sciences, and Yves ...]]>http://www.medindia.net/news/changing-pheromone-signals-of-young-bee-influences-adult-bee-foraging-143893-1.htmhttp://www.medindia.net/news/rats-sniff-out-tuberculosis-to-save-lives-142564-1.htm
Scientists say that the sniffing abilities of
rats can help detect tuberculosis (TB) in sputum samples more efficiently and
at a lower cost than lab technicians using microscopes.
In
a recent study, researchers at iWestern Michigan University in Kalamazoo /icompared the rats' ability to smell a
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target="_blank" class="vcontentshlink"TB/a
against the skills of lab technicians testing more than 10,500 sputum samples....]]>http://www.medindia.net/news/rats-sniff-out-tuberculosis-to-save-lives-142564-1.htmhttp://www.medindia.net/news/benefit-of-endocrine-therapy-in-women-with-hormone-receptor-positive-breast-cancer-141391-1.htm
For women with hormone-receptor positive (HR+) invasive breast cancer, treatment with endocrine therapy and radiation therapy as part of breast conservation is the current standard of care.
A new study by researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center, however, shows that combination may not be necessary for all patient populations with the disease.
The results, which Fox Chase researchers presented at the American Society for Radiation Oncology's 56th Annual Meeting on Sunday, September 14, suggest ...]]>http://www.medindia.net/news/benefit-of-endocrine-therapy-in-women-with-hormone-receptor-positive-breast-cancer-141391-1.htmhttp://www.medindia.net/news/research-suggests-parasitic-worms-sniff-out-their-victims-140036-1.htm
Scientists have speculated that soil-dwelling parasitic worms use their sense of smell to find suitable hosts for infection.
Research published on August 14th in iPLOS Pathogens/i comparing odor-driven behaviors in different roundworm species reveals that olfactory preferences reflect host specificity rather than species relatedness, suggesting that olfaction indeed plays an important role in host location.
To study worm olfaction, Elissa Hallem, from the University of California Los ...]]>http://www.medindia.net/news/research-suggests-parasitic-worms-sniff-out-their-victims-140036-1.htmhttp://www.medindia.net/news/london-pheromone-party-needs-you-to-sniff-out-139105-1.htm
Dozens of people in London mill about, sniffing from plastic bags. But there are no drugs inside -- just slightly smelly T-shirts.
These adventurous single men and women are at a "pheromone party", an alternative dating trend based on the idea that smell plays a key role in the choice of a sexual partner.
Each of them has agreed to wear the same cotton T-shirt for three nights in a row, with no deodorant or perfume, and to bring it to the party.
The clothes, infused with the pure scent ...]]>http://www.medindia.net/news/london-pheromone-party-needs-you-to-sniff-out-139105-1.htmhttp://www.medindia.net/news/men-wearing-wedding-bands-more-likely-to-attract-women-138506-1.htm
Married men who wear their wedding rings have a higher chance of luring women towards them, a new survey has found.
IllicitEncounters.com, UK's largest dating site for married people, conducted a survey on 2,000 members, and found that 87 percent of men still wear their wedding bands while looking for an affair, which actually works, as 68 percent of women members found such men to be sexually more appealing, the Daily Star reported.
Mike Taylor, spokesperson for the website said that today's ...]]>http://www.medindia.net/news/men-wearing-wedding-bands-more-likely-to-attract-women-138506-1.htmhttp://www.medindia.net/news/animal-testing-methods-for-endocrine-disrupting-chemicals-should-change-138067-1.htm
Challenging risk assessment methods used for decades by toxicologists, a new review of the literature suggests that oral gavage, the most widely accepted method of dosing lab animals to test chemical toxicity, does not accurately mimic how humans are exposed to chemicals in everyday life.
The review was led by environmental health scientist Laura Vandenberg at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Oral gavage refers to the way researchers give chemicals to animals by putting a tube down ...]]>http://www.medindia.net/news/animal-testing-methods-for-endocrine-disrupting-chemicals-should-change-138067-1.htmhttp://www.medindia.net/news/israeli-researchers-develop-breathalyzer-test-that-can-sniff-out-cancer-137660-1.htm
A group of Israeli researchers revealed that they have developed a new breathalyzer test that can be used in detecting cancer.
The device developed by Prof. Nir Peled of Tel Aviv University's Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Prof. Hossam Haick (inventor) of the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, and Prof. Fred Hirsch of the University of Colorado School of Medicine in Denver, is embedded with a "NaNose" nanotech chip to literally "sniff out" cancer tumors.
The study, presented at a recent ...]]>http://www.medindia.net/news/israeli-researchers-develop-breathalyzer-test-that-can-sniff-out-cancer-137660-1.htmhttp://www.medindia.net/news/research-sheds-light-on-breaking-the-pheromone-code-135224-1.htm
The code by which chemical cues help trigger some of the most basic behaviors in mice has been deciphered by a team led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI).
The findings shed light on the evolution of mammalian behaviors-which include human behaviors-and their underlying brain mechanisms.
"How does an individual respond differently to the environment based on experience? How does it distinguish itself from others? These are some of the fundamental questions that a study ...]]>http://www.medindia.net/news/research-sheds-light-on-breaking-the-pheromone-code-135224-1.htmhttp://www.medindia.net/news/honey-bees-to-sniff-out-cancer-128264-1.htm
Honey bees could be trained to detect certain early-stage cancers in humans, say researchers.
New research from Inscentinel, a UK-based firm specializing in insect research, suggested that honey bees could be trained to do such type of work.
Using their breakthrough, Portuguese designer Susana Soares invented a glass device with two enclosures: a small chamber in which the patient breathes into and a larger chamber where trained bees are kept.
If the bees detect the odor they ...]]>http://www.medindia.net/news/honey-bees-to-sniff-out-cancer-128264-1.htmhttp://www.medindia.net/news/men-who-play-guitars-seem-to-attract-women-125076-1.htm
Women find guys who can play a guitar more attractive than men who have stable jobs, a new survey has found.
Apparently, men who play a guitar have an instant appeal about them for women, which was considered more important than salary, jobs and interesting hobbies, reports femalefirst.co.uk.
Online dating site Lovestruck.com conducted the study. As high as 62 percent of Lovestruck members found that a man who plays a guitar is far more attractive than those who have no musical aptitude....]]>http://www.medindia.net/news/men-who-play-guitars-seem-to-attract-women-125076-1.htmhttp://www.medindia.net/news/artificial-nose-can-sniff-out-blood-poisoning-cut-down-medical-costs-124788-1.htm
A new artificial nose that's capable of identifying the odor emitted from germs that cause food poisoning could save many lives and cut down medical costs.
Scientists who developed the "nose" said it can show within 24 hours whether a patient's blood has bacteria that cause sepsis, a gain of up to two days over conventional methods.
"The current technology involves incubating blood samples in containers for 24-48 hours just to see if bacteria are present," said James Carey, a researcher at the National University of Kaohsiung in Taiwan....]]>http://www.medindia.net/news/artificial-nose-can-sniff-out-blood-poisoning-cut-down-medical-costs-124788-1.htmhttp://www.medindia.net/news/trained-dogs-may-now-help-sniff-ovarian-cancer-cells-123565-1.htm
Medical science has achieved extraordinary feats in the last decade.
However, scientists are still struggling to find better diagnostic tools and
treatments for probably the most dreaded disease-cancer.
While a href="http:www.medindia.net/patients/patientinfo/chemotherapy.htm" target="_blank"chemotherapy/a,
radiation therapy and surgery still remain the most common approaches to deal
with cancer, a few natural treatment options like hydrotherapy, color therapy,
diet therapy etc, have ...]]>http://www.medindia.net/news/trained-dogs-may-now-help-sniff-ovarian-cancer-cells-123565-1.htmhttp://www.medindia.net/news/bpa-may-be-a-bad-news-for-the-bodys-endocrine-system-122245-1.htm
Bisphenol A has been worrying scientists since the last few years. This endocrine disruptor interferes with the hormone signaling system of the body, and it's found in everything from plastic drink bottles to the linings of food and drink cans to the thermal paper used for cash register receipts - not to mention the urine of 92.6 percent of Americans over the age of six. BPA has been associated with the development of chronic diseases such as diabetes, asthma and ovarian dysfunction. In 2012, the ...]]>http://www.medindia.net/news/bpa-may-be-a-bad-news-for-the-bodys-endocrine-system-122245-1.htmhttp://www.medindia.net/news/common-autism-supplement-affects-endocrine-system-and-promotes-cancer-122105-1.htm
Plant-based diets are healthy as plants are high in flavonoids and they are healthy. At least that's the reasoning of many manufacturers of flavonoid-based nutritional supplements.
But a University of Colorado Cancer Center study published this week in the journal iHormones (and) Cancer/i shows that may not be the case. Flavonoids tested in the study affected the endocrine system in ways that in one case promoted cancer and in another repressed it.
"Even outside these specific findings ...]]>http://www.medindia.net/news/common-autism-supplement-affects-endocrine-system-and-promotes-cancer-122105-1.htmhttp://www.medindia.net/news/dog-trained-to-sniff-out-nuts-and-help-owner-avoid-allergies-121490-1.htm
A four-year-old poodle has become the first dog to be trained to sniff out nuts and help his owner in her fight against her allergy. Yasmine Tornblad, 30, suffers from severe allergic reaction when she comes in contact with nuts and goes into anaphylactic shock from just smelling the nuts. She has rushed to hospitals on 15 different occasions over the last eight years due to her allergy but is now able to lead some semblance of normal life thanks to the poodle, Nano, who accompanies her everywhere....]]>http://www.medindia.net/news/dog-trained-to-sniff-out-nuts-and-help-owner-avoid-allergies-121490-1.htmhttp://www.medindia.net/news/inherited-endocrine-tumor-syndrome-linked-to-cell-pathway-118022-1.htm
Previous research has found that a mutation in a protein called menin causes a hereditary cancer syndrome called MEN1 (multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1).
Individuals with MEN1 are at a substantially increased risk of developing neuroendocrine tumors, including cancer of the pancreatic islet cells that secrete insulin.
Yet knowing these connections and doing something to improve fighting the syndrome are two different things. Researchers still did not exactly understand how menin mutations ...]]>http://www.medindia.net/news/inherited-endocrine-tumor-syndrome-linked-to-cell-pathway-118022-1.htmhttp://www.medindia.net/news/dogs-can-now-sniff-out-bacteria-111478-1.htm
Dogs can be trained not only to sniff out drugs or bombs but also bacteria after a new study published in the online edition of British Medical Journal revealed that sniffer dogs can detect the presence of Clostridium difficile bacteria. Researchers at VU University Medical Centre in Amsterdam, Netherlands, trained a two-year-old male beagle called Cliff to detect the presence of C diff bacteria for over two months. Cliff was then made to sniff 50 stool samples from infected patients and 50 normal ...]]>http://www.medindia.net/news/dogs-can-now-sniff-out-bacteria-111478-1.htmhttp://www.medindia.net/news/dogs-can-sniff-out-lung-cancer-111035-1.htm
In a recent study it was found that dogs are surprisingly proficient at sniffing out lung cancer, offering hope for earlier, life-saving diagnosis.
"Dogs have no problem identifying tumour patients," said Peter Errhalt, head of the pulmonology department at Krems hospital in northern Austria, one of the authors of the study.
The test saw dogs achieve a 70-percent success rate identifying cancer from 120 breath samples, a result so "encouraging" that a two-year study 10 times larger will now take place, Errhalt said....]]>http://www.medindia.net/news/dogs-can-sniff-out-lung-cancer-111035-1.htmhttp://www.medindia.net/news/to-sniff-out-explosives-mice-genes-tweaked-108714-1.htm
To sniff out explosives and save lives in war zones, scientists are genetically tweaking mice.
Using genetically modified technology, scientists at the City University of New York have created mice that have up to 500 times more of nose cells that detect trinitrotoluene (TNT)-like chemicals. They have been trained to make a clicking noise when they smell the explosive, the Daily Mail reported.
Researcher Charlotte D'Hulst said: "...mice have some advantages as mine detectors because they ...]]>http://www.medindia.net/news/to-sniff-out-explosives-mice-genes-tweaked-108714-1.htmhttp://www.medindia.net/news/mystery-behind-sexual-attraction-demystified-103473-1.htm
Males are more promiscuous and females more choosy in selecting mates so suggest study on an iconic sexual selection by UCLA biologists.
In 1948, English geneticist Angus John Bateman published a study showing that male fruit flies gain an evolutionary advantage from having multiple mates, while their female counterparts do not.
Bateman's conclusions have informed and influenced an entire sub-field of evolutionary biology for decades.
But UCLA biologists, who are the first to repeat ...]]>http://www.medindia.net/news/mystery-behind-sexual-attraction-demystified-103473-1.htmhttp://www.medindia.net/news/endocrine-society-publishes-guidelines-for-better-management-of-osteoporosis-in-men-103010-1.htm
The Endocrine Society has published the clinical practice guidelines (CPG) titled "Osteoporosis in Men: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline" in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism for efficient management of osteoporosis in men..
Osteoporosis is a silent disorder characterized by reduced bone strength predisposing to increased fracture risk. Approximately 20 percent of Americans with osteoporosis or low bone density are men and studies show this condition increases ...]]>http://www.medindia.net/news/endocrine-society-publishes-guidelines-for-better-management-of-osteoporosis-in-men-103010-1.htmhttp://www.medindia.net/news/combination-therapy-may-not-help-in-treatment-of-endocrine-resistant-breast-cancer-cells-99744-1.htm
Researchers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center have warned that a new class of agents known as c-Src inhibitors should not be used in combination with estrogen to treat endocrine resistant breast cancer.
That's because their new study, being reported at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2012, shows that using estrogen and a c-Src inhibitor, PP2, cancel each other out. The benefit once seen in using estrogen was gone once PP2, an inhibitor of the ...]]>http://www.medindia.net/news/combination-therapy-may-not-help-in-treatment-of-endocrine-resistant-breast-cancer-cells-99744-1.htmhttp://www.medindia.net/news/Sexual-Attraction-Tip-101-Smile-90762-1.htm
A new study has suggested that the best way to attract the opposite sex is to have a big smile on your face, and it even beats having a toned body or beautiful eyes.
The BioRepair toothpaste survey found almost four out of 10 adults rated white teeth and a healthy smile as the most important physical attribute.
It also revealed that one in four said physique was the first thing that attracted them when they met someone of the opposite sex, and only 11.8 percent thought eyes were most important....]]>http://www.medindia.net/news/Sexual-Attraction-Tip-101-Smile-90762-1.htmhttp://www.medindia.net/news/Your-Hunger-Hormone-Increases-Your-Ability-to-Sniff-Out-Food-83640-1.htm
A hormone, known to promote hunger, has been found to enhance exploratory sniffing in both animals and humans, according to a new study.
The findings suggest ghrelin may enhance the ability to find and identify food.
Researchers, led by Jenny Tong and Matthias Tschop at the University of Cincinnati, found the appetite-related hormone also influences smell.
The new study shows ghrelin, made mainly in the stomach, binds to molecules in the brain's olfactory bulb, suggesting the hormone is directly involved in odour processing....]]>http://www.medindia.net/news/Your-Hunger-Hormone-Increases-Your-Ability-to-Sniff-Out-Food-83640-1.htmhttp://www.medindia.net/news/Bed-Bugs-Cannot-Stand-the-Smell-of-Pheromones-83095-1.htm
Researchers from Lund University and Mid Sweden University have discovered a unique kind of smell produced by bed bugs, and have called it as "alarm pheromones". Researchers further discovered that the bed bugs which are not fully developed, called as nymph bed bugs, give out a smell which other bedbugs- both adult and nymph find intolerable. Researchers are holding on to this discovery in the hope that these repulsive "alarm pheromones" might help in controlling bedbugs. And in order to develop ...]]>http://www.medindia.net/news/Bed-Bugs-Cannot-Stand-the-Smell-of-Pheromones-83095-1.htmhttp://www.medindia.net/news/Sniff-of-Death-Scented-Candles-Contain-Toxins-for-You-82429-1.htm
Indoor air quality experts in US have said that scented candles and air fresheners which make our homes smell nice, could contain hundreds of chemicals that are harmful to us.
According to experts at the Oregon Environmental Council, some of those chemicals could have a wide-range of health effects.
An example is Portland resident Ashley Henry, who developed asthma last spring, and became hypersensitive to fragrances and other chemicals in her home.
"I was a big fan of scented candles, ...]]>http://www.medindia.net/news/Sniff-of-Death-Scented-Candles-Contain-Toxins-for-You-82429-1.htmhttp://www.medindia.net/news/Music-Predicts-Sexual-Attraction-80223-1.htm
Have you ever wondered why your relationship ended in a wrong note? Well, the reason would be your taste in music. In a recent study it has been highlighted that music actually predicts sexual attraction.
The most recent issue of Psychology of Music exmaines the link between identity, music and what makes people 'click'.
This had led the LA Weekly blog to explore what it is about why we like, what we like, and perhaps more importantly, how this can make or break a relationship.
During ...]]>http://www.medindia.net/news/Music-Predicts-Sexual-Attraction-80223-1.htmhttp://www.medindia.net/news/Bacteria-can-Sniff-Out-Not-Just-Create-Smelly-Chemicals-72771-1.htm
The lowest of life forms of life, bacteria have a molecular "nose" to detect airborne, smell-producing chemicals such as ammonia. This, even though, they are notorious for creating some of the most repugnant smells on earth, scientists reveal.
The study by a team of marine microbiologists at Newcastle University has shown how bacteria are capable of 'olfaction' - sensing volatile chemicals in the air such as ammonia produced by rival bacteria present in the environment.
Led by Dr Reindert ...]]>http://www.medindia.net/news/Bacteria-can-Sniff-Out-Not-Just-Create-Smelly-Chemicals-72771-1.htmhttp://www.medindia.net/news/High-Levels-of-Endocrine-Disruptors-Found-in-Homes-of-the-Poor-and-the-Affluent-72364-1.htm
It has emerged that homes in low-income and affluent communities in California both had similarly high levels of endocrine disruptors, and the levels were higher in indoor air than outdoor air.
These are the findings of a new study believed to be the first that paired indoor and outdoor air samples for such wide range (104) of these substances. The study appears in ACS' IEnvironmental Science (and) Technology/I, a semi-monthly journal.
Ruthann Rudel and colleagues note concern about the ...]]>http://www.medindia.net/news/High-Levels-of-Endocrine-Disruptors-Found-in-Homes-of-the-Poor-and-the-Affluent-72364-1.htmhttp://www.medindia.net/news/Research-Shows-How-Mice-Sniff-Out-Whether-Food-is-Safe-to-Eat-71482-1.htm
The way in which mice sniff out scent of food on the breath of their fellow mice to decide whether it's safe to eat or not has been shown by researchers.
Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore knew how mice pair a particular odour with a chemical ingredient found in mouse breath.
And now they know how mice manage to sniff that connection out.
"It's as if the mouse were thinking something like, 'My buddy ate food that smelled just like what I have in front of me....]]>http://www.medindia.net/news/Research-Shows-How-Mice-Sniff-Out-Whether-Food-is-Safe-to-Eat-71482-1.htmhttp://www.medindia.net/news/Highest-Levels-of-BPA-an-Endocrine-Disrupting-Chemical-in-Bottle-fed-Infants-66382-1.htm
According to a study, infants fed from plastic bottles are found to have the highest estimated levels of Bisphenol A (BPA), with exposures falling with rising age.
The findings are important because BPA is thought to impact human development and is classified as an endocrine disrupting chemical, potentially putting developing infants at risk, as well as fetuses if pregnant mothers are exposed.
The Swiss study examines 17 different sources of potential exposure across nine age/gender groups ...]]>http://www.medindia.net/news/Highest-Levels-of-BPA-an-Endocrine-Disrupting-Chemical-in-Bottle-fed-Infants-66382-1.htmhttp://www.medindia.net/news/Amid-Iraq-Bomb-Threats-Dogs-Sniff-Out-Explosives-65542-1.htm
Animals have been playing a lead role in sniffing out explosives for some time now.
Neil is a somewhat excitable, dark-haired 18-month-old German Shepherd dog but it has a healthy wet nose which crucially for the people of Iraq has been trained to sniff out explosives.
During a demonstration at a checkpoint in Baghdad, Neil scurried around a car, smelling its front and back seats, boot and bonnet, before a handler patted its head approvingly and told a temporarily inconvenienced driver he could go....]]>http://www.medindia.net/news/Amid-Iraq-Bomb-Threats-Dogs-Sniff-Out-Explosives-65542-1.htmhttp://www.medindia.net/news/Response-to-Pheromones-and-Odors-in-Mouse-Sensory-Neurons-Increased-by-Chlorides-62947-1.htm
Research has revealed that the vomeronasal organ (VNO) is an odor detection system that mediates many pheromone-sensitive behaviors.
Vomeronasal sensory neurons (VSNs), located in the VNO, are the initial site of interaction with odors and pheromones. How an individual VSN transduces chemical signals into electrical signals, however, has been a mystery. In the January 2010 issue of the IJournal of General Physiology/I, researchers from the University of Vermont show that a Ca 2+ -activated ...]]>http://www.medindia.net/news/Response-to-Pheromones-and-Odors-in-Mouse-Sensory-Neurons-Increased-by-Chlorides-62947-1.htmhttp://www.medindia.net/news/New-Diagnostic-Tool-Pets-to-Sniff-Out-Owners-Cancer-62798-1.htm
Our pets have an inherent ability to detect cancers was proved when a dog in Oz sniffed out its owner's cancer and ultimately saved her life, has lent further support to the belief.
Paula Bockman-Chato had first believed that the constant sniffing and nuzzling under her arm by her beloved saluki Kaspar was just the dog being affectionate.
But later, a medical check revealed early signs of lymph node cancer in the very spot that had attracted Kaspar's attention.
Such stories ...]]>http://www.medindia.net/news/New-Diagnostic-Tool-Pets-to-Sniff-Out-Owners-Cancer-62798-1.htmhttp://www.medindia.net/news/The-Pheromone-Which-Promotes-Aggression-in-Flies-Discovered-61992-1.htm
Scientists have found the pheromone which promotes aggression in flies.
The study, published in Nature, also identified the neurons in the fly's antenna that detect this pheromone and relay the information to the brain to elicit aggression.
According to biologists from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), the findings could help unravel the mystery of how aggression is hardwired into the brain by an animal's genes.
Study coauthor David Anderson, Caltech's Seymour Benzer ...]]>http://www.medindia.net/news/The-Pheromone-Which-Promotes-Aggression-in-Flies-Discovered-61992-1.htmhttp://www.medindia.net/news/Sniff-Out-Terrorists-With-the-Human-Fear-Detector-60793-1.htm
A 'fear detector' that has been developed by scientists from City University London can apparently sniff out human fear.
The device depends upon recognising a pheromone - or scent signal - produced in sweat of a scared person.
The researchers hope that the novel equipment would make it possible to identify individuals at checkpoints who are up to no good. Terrorists with murder in mind, drug smugglers, or criminals on the run are likely to be very fearful of being discovered. However, calm ...]]>http://www.medindia.net/news/Sniff-Out-Terrorists-With-the-Human-Fear-Detector-60793-1.htmhttp://www.medindia.net/news/Electronic-Nose-to-Sniff-Out-Toxins-Developed-58059-1.htm
A sensor that works as an 'electronic nose' in sniffing out some known poisonous gases and toxins, simply by changing colors has been developed by scientists.
Support for the development and application of this electronic nose comes from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, part of the National Institutes of Health.
Once fully developed, the sensor could be useful in detecting high exposures to toxic industrial chemicals that pose serious health risks in the workplace or through accidental exposure....]]>http://www.medindia.net/news/Electronic-Nose-to-Sniff-Out-Toxins-Developed-58059-1.htmhttp://www.medindia.net/news/Electronic-Nose-To-Sniff-Out-Skin-Vapors-Created-55234-1.htm
Yale University researchers in collaboration with a Spanish company have introduced a system to detect the vapours emitted by human skin in real time.
The boffins believe that the substances, essentially made up of fatty acids, are what attract mosquitoes and enable dogs to identify their owners.
"The spectrum of the vapours emitted by human skin is dominated by fatty acids. These substances are not very volatile, but we have developed an 'electronic nose' able to detect them", Juan Fernandez ...]]>http://www.medindia.net/news/Electronic-Nose-To-Sniff-Out-Skin-Vapors-Created-55234-1.htm